The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-10

REFUSED ADMISSION To THE JAIL
this morning, orders having been given
not to admit her until after the execu-
ton. The order was given because of
the young Woman's habit of creating
scenes in the cage. Mrs. Engel was the
only visitor admitted. The Anarchists
were not let out in the exercise court
this morning.
a petition was filed at noon to-day
in the County Court, by DR.. Keernan,
declaring Louis Lingg to be insane and
demanding a trial. Judge Prendergast
refused to bear the cause until the
States Attorney had been notified OF
the application.
When the Court met at o'clock,
County Attorney Grinnen was present,
but Judge PrendergasJ refused to hear
the petition until after the Criminal
COurt mad passed on it,.
TRUNKS FULL OF PETITIONS.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, November "a
large crowd stood on the platform at
the depot this morning waiting to see
the Chicago delegation which has come
to inteTCede with Governor Oglesby in
behalf OF the condemned Anarchists.
On the arrival of the train the delega-
ton at once proceeded to the headquar-
tiers Of the LABOR delegations. The Chi
cago Amnesty As OCiatiOn have petit
tons of their own and will present them
to the governor at an interview this af-
ternOon. Professor William Salter aud
d. J. Lloyd have set of petitions which
they will lay before Governor OgIesby
alter the first interview IS finished. Cap
tain Black has sole charge Of the main
petitions and of these there are so many
that it required q separate trunk 10
convey them here, and Buchanan, who
made an estimate of the number OF
names sent in from all parts of the
country, says there are
ELEVEN NIILRs OF NAMES
begging for cIemency. a dele
CATION OF labor people from New York
claim they have petitions with hun
bred thousand names attached. The
feeling among labor people who have
come here is that there can be no argu-
ment before the governor on the legal
question in the case. The two features
now TO be presented are questions Of
mercy and public policy.
Governor OgleSby received the
Chicago delegation in behalf of the
Anarchists. At about 10 o'clock there
were about 100 friends OF the con
demned men present in the room when
Captain Black, their leader, began read
ing the general petition which had been
signed by the men themselves. Captain
Black took
TWENTY MINUTES TO READ THE PETITION
and when he closed he said: This
has been signed by Michael Schwab,
Samuel Fielder and August Spies.
The reason that The accused Par
sons, Fischer, Engel and Iingg did
not sign the paper, was because they
claimed that they had forwarded 10
your eXcaIl uCy their autograph letters
and did not think it necessary to sign
this. The petition recites the history Of
the alleged 0ffense, for which the petit
TONERS had been condemned. 1t affirmed
thatnOne Of them either threw The fatsI
bomb or advised its throwing; thai
they had no knowledge Of the fact that
il was to be thrown; that they had
always COuUseled and ENCOURAGED
peace. Considerable space was devoted
70 an atIamp, TO show that they had
affair trial ana indeed that such trial
wss impossible in Chicago, IL view Of
the influence ana state Of public seuti-
ment at the time il took place. Captain
Black presented the aEIGaYit Of Otis S
Favor, 8 reputable business man Of
Chicago, tending to show that the jury
which lIied the Anarchists had been
DELIBERATELY PACKED AGAINST THEM
by the bailiff After reading the peti-
ton and affidavit, Captain Black ad-
dressed the governor. He explained that
every effort had been made to comply
with the requirements of the law gov
erning the application iCr the inteIpo-
sition of executive clemency, and stated
that Judge Gary and States A ttorney
Grinnell had joined in the recommend
alton for Fielden and Schwab. Having
disposed of the mere formal part of the
application, he made an eloquent and
touching appeal for mercy that
BROUGHT TEARS TO THE EYES
of many of the auditors.
General Trumbuil followed Captain
Black, and simply asked for mercy in
plain and unpretentious terms.
Mrs. Cora L. Richmond, representa-
tive of the Amnesty Association, was
the next speaker. She had evidently
prepared for the occasion, and spoke
without hesitation and well. She az
gued that public policy and justice OPP
posed capital punishment generally,
and pleaded earnestly and eloquently
for the wives, mothers and children of
the condemned.
Hon. E. NJ. Haines, of Waukegan.
followed. He asked for the commuta-
ton of the sentence on the g.ounds of
justice and public policy. His address
was characteristic, and amused rather
than convinced. He explained that he
approved of his own motion.
Senator Streeter, of the Legislative
committee, was the next speaker. He
was brief, and an adjournment until
pm. followed his address.
AT the afternoon session Messrs.
Salter and Lloyd were to Introduce the
supplemental plea of Scbweb and Judge